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He said: “In a few days’ time, the deadline issued by President Muhammadu Buhari to the military to defeat Boko Haram will expire. Without equivocating, I will repeat what I said that has sparked a firestorm: Our gallant military has LARGELY met the deadline! I make this assertion with all sense of responsibility and they are backed by facts

He said with the relocation of command and control centre to Maiduguri and Yola, Nigerians should “expect the best and positive results soon” in the anti-terror war in the North East

In a statement on Tuesday, signed by its spokesperson, Ambassador Yusuf Mamman, the NEC said Nigerians needed to appreciate and support both Jonathan and the military

While condemning the current spate of killings in the North East, it applauded the effort of the Nigerian military and other security agencies, which were tackling the insurgents